Special Section: 2009 Beaufort Water Festival
  • SC sheriff sorry husband wrongly accused of murder
    Justin Mallory endured the nightmare of being charged with his wife's murder and the cloud that lingered over him even after a judge found him not guilty. Throughout the ordeal, he kept calling the sheriff who put him behind bars with a simple message: "Someone killed her. It wasn't me. Let's find out who it was."
  • Homeland unveils immigration enforcement plan
    An overhauled federal program allowing local and state law enforcement officials to arrest and deport immigrants will focus on the most serious criminals and limit officers' police powers, the Homeland Security Department said Friday.
  • NC couple gets $30,000 SC serial killer reward
    Officials have decided a Dallas, N.C., couple will get a $30,000 award for calling in the tip that led to a man who authorities say was a serial killer who shot to death five people in South Carolina.
  • SC gov hangs on to office, 2 weeks after scandal
    South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has had a lot of indirect help holding on to office in the two weeks since his mysterious disappearance and revelations of a sultry yearlong affair with an Argentine woman.
  • Residents call for SC Gov to go
    Dozens of South Carolinians gathered at the Statehouse on Thursday to rally for Gov. Mark Sanford's resignation or impeachment.
  • Shriners to consider downgrade of some hospitals
    The Shriners will continue treating children in all 22 cities where they operate hospitals, but some of the facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers and the sale or lease of real estate will be explored, the nonprofit's new CEO said Thursday.
  • Virginia completes 'Freedmen's' project
    The end of slavery meant a kind of beginning for the family histories of many African-Americans: For the first time, the enslaved people's identities and family connections became part of a public record. And the huge task of recording that data fell to the federal Freedmen's Bureau.